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Where does “nanobunch” come from?

nanobunch (English) comes from English bunch, from Middle English bunche, from Proto-Germanic bunkō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

nanobunch (English): A nanoscale cluster of electrons in a diffraction...

Definitions

  1. A nanoscale cluster of electrons in a diffraction...

Ancestry of “nanobunch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbunchA group of similar things, either growing...
2Middle Englishbunche—
3Proto-Germanicbunkō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
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